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Ask any lawyer this question: what law states I have to pay income tax?
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Their answer will inevitably be: 16th amendment
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My response: that gives congress the power to levy income tax. What law states I have to pay income tax? What law says I will go to jail?
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The typical response: IRS code blah blah snore snooze fest
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My point: only Congress can create law; this is not to be delegated. WV v. EPA only confirmed this fact and set precedent. The IRS cannot punish you for failing to file/pay taxes.
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My question: now that we have precedent on our side from the highest court, do we even bother filing taxes this year? Is there anything I am missing? I won’t pretend to be a seasoned lawyer (though even seasoned lawyers give the same predictable answers and always raise eyebrows when they realize they have no idea).
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Property taxes were the only tax in the early days of the country. At that time, only landowners could vote. That was because only land owners paid taxes, and the founding fathers were smart enough to know if people that didn't fund the government were allowed to vote, politicians would buy votes by promising to take money from the rich and give it to the not rich. Amazing how prescient our founding fathers were.